Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-20
THE CONTEST.
Several Persons on the
Stand Yesterday.
ANOTHER SAvORY WITNESS.
Pedro Garcia Has a Penchant For
Garden Hose and Selling
His Vote.

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of j. d. Lynch VS.. General VIM. Vande
yer was continued yesterday befor
Captain w. Fl. Seamans.
Pedro Garcia testified that he lived OF
Buena Vista street. He was born il
Los Angeles and voted the Demo cratic
ticket at the last election. A gentleman
named Sanchez asked him to vote at the
Depot precinct. He received 50 for hi
vote from Sanchez on the day of elec
ton. The ticket was handed him by
Sanchez. One of the Dominguez' ha l
spoken to him and asked him not tt
come and testify. The Dominique,
who spoke to him was formerly a police
man.
Cross-examined-It was the elder
Sanchez who paid him to vote. He die
not know what his name was. There
was gentleman who lived up town il
the wagon with him. An American was
the driver of the wagon. Domingues
went to him and asked him not to tes
tify, the day he had injured his finger,
two weeks and a half ago. He was
| never convicted of petit larceny. He
was found guilty of stealing garden hose
and sentenced to sixty days in jail, and
on another occasion of stealing garden
hose and sentenced to ninety days in
the county jail.
H. G. Weiner testified that he lived in
the Baker block. He voted between
7:30 and o'clock at the White House
precinct. Not more than eight or ten
were in line at that time. The voting
was very slow at the precinct. 1t took
him six or seven minutes to cast his
vote.
Cross examined 1t took him from
ten to fifteen minutes to vote from the
time be got in line.
s. Arguello testified that he was q
police officer. He was present at the
White House precinct to vote at half.
past 9, and to take care Of that poll.
He had no difficulty in voting, but ii
took from twenty to twenty. five minutes
to vote after he got in line. B. Sepul-
veda interrupted the voting. The eff
GERS did not obstruct the voting. Saw
no unfair conduct On the part of the off.
GERS of election. Sepulveda was drunk,
and got in line several times, close onto
10 o'clock. Witness only staid until
quarter after ii o'clock. He noticed
Bilderrain taking men out of the line
and talking to them. One oflthe men VI as
Frank Jackson, or Jefferson. They went
tho IN tho alnfhiprr sfnr.,
When they came out Blderrain put the
man back in the lire. John Abbott was
there too, and put some men in the
line. Bilderrain was electoneering for
the Democratic ticket. His brother was
candidate for Assessor Two of the
men Bilderrain pulled Gu! of the line
were regular tramps. Did not see them
put back. About fifty or sixty voters
were ahead of witness when he got in
line.
Cross examined. Took Sepulveda cut
of the line several times. Officer Little
put him in line, and when witness left
Sepulveda was in line. When he took
Sepulveda out he did not lose Ills place
in line, but went back TO it.
II. Marteen testified that he had lived
here over sixteen years. He voted at the
White House precinct, and made three
ora four visits there's Iduring the day.
The election wa, being conducted regu.
larly by the officers. 1t took him ten
minutes to vote after he got in
the line. Saw no one leaving Z
the lie because they c1uld not wait.
He saw Bilderrain approach an old man
who was in the line, take hold of his
ticket and look at It, and then he cursed
him and as ked him if that was what he
paid him for. Bildsrrain tore the ticket
up and took the man away, and after
ward brought him back and placed him in
line again. Jose Ramires said he was
paid S5 90 to vote tn 1T day. Did II OF
say what ticket be voted or from whom
he got the money.
Cross-examlned. Saw the vJting place
about five minutes at o'clock. The
next time | was there was between Ii
and II o'clock. There were about one
dozen in line then. Took me about l5
or 20 minutes to vote. Saw Bilderrain
approach the old man willie / was in
line. The old man was a Mexican whom
l know by sight.
N. W. Thompson testified that he wes
searcher of records. He was one
of the clerks at the White House
precinct at the election. The other
officers were Frank Marsh, John
A. Cline, h. S. Sepulveda, Phil Gatf,y,
aud w. II. Cline. Witness was there
during the whole day and there was no
attempt on the part of the officers to de.
lay the voting. When they first started
Sepulveda did not seem to be able to
find the names on the register, and he
was called out by Stephen White, and p.
Gaffey appointed in his place. In the
morning some delay was caused by one
of the challepgers getting in the way.
Was told his name was Kalisher. When
ever he wanted to challenge he stepped
in front of the man and delayed the
whole line. Some parties delayed the
line by coming up without their num-
bers The polls closed at 4.50P. NJ.
Gross. Examined. Did not examine
the almanac to see what the proper time
to close was. Mr.. White asked j. G.
Cline to sep out and let some one else
take his place. Mr.. Cline was Re.
publican. The difficulty with Kalisher
was early in the morning Sidney Lacey
was there several times and objected be-
cause both doors were not open. There
was line all day. Could not see how
long the line was. When the polls
closed there was some objection, that it
was not sundown.
John A Cline, taxidermist, testified
that he was one the judges at the White
House precinct. Did not see any of the
officers attempt to delay voting. The
polls opened one hour after sunrise and
closed ten minutes to 5 o'clock. The
total vote polled was 1927 and Sl7 were
counted. There were ten votes counted
ont. There were that many moro in
the box than were registered as cast
| Witness had drawn out the ten votes and
des royed them without looking at them.
! Challenger Kalisher caused some delay
in voting.
Cross-Examined.- - Don't remember
the name of the Republican challenger